Van Patten is a surname and may refer to:
- Dick Van Patten
- Joyce Van Patten
- Philip Van Patten, pioneer American socialist functionary
- Sarah Van Patten
- Timothy Van Patten
- Vincent Van Patten
Famous quotes containing the words van and/or patten:
“If there is a case for mental events and mental states, it must be that the positing of them, like the positing of molecules, has some indirect systematic efficacy in the development of theory.”
—Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)
“There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.”
—Chris Patten (b. 1944)